African asylum seekers stage protest in Tel Aviv's main square

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African asylum seekers gather on Rabin Square during a strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 5, 2014. Calling for their freedom, tens of thousands of African asylum seekers and their supporters in Israel on Sunday went on a three-day strike in Tel Aviv's main square. Some 50,000 African asylum seekers and refugees live in Israel. Most of them fled Eritrea's prosecutions and forced military conscription, or clashes in Sudan. (Xinhua/JINI/Daniel Bar On)